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August 2012

Historic meets modern in the view from the Taubman Museum’s terrace: downtown Roanoke, with Mill Mountain in the background.

Changing Skylines

December is one of my favorite months to be downtown. In Roanoke, as in many other communities in the Blue Ridge, the windows and sidewalks are transformed by the holiday season. It’s cold, there’s music in the air, and occasionally it snows.
In addition to being the Southern mountains’ trail measurer extraordinaire, Allen de Hart in 1957 founded what Louisburg College now calls the Allen de Hart Concert Series.

Is There An Appalachian Trail in Heaven?

Allen de Hart, retired from Louisburg College, is the author of the definitive hiking guidebooks for Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia.
North Carolinian Bob Timberlake became a professional artist in 1970, encouraged by painter Andrew Wyeth.

Bob Timberlake

North Carolinian Bob Timberlake became a professional artist in 1970, encouraged by painter Andrew Wyeth
Taylor Barnhill is executive director of SouthWings, a conservation nonprofit based in Asheville, N.C., providing volunteer pilots and aerial education to enhance conservation efforts toward clean air and water, healthy forests and sustainable communities across the Southeast.

Taylor Barnhill

Taylor Barnhill is executive director of SouthWings, a conservation nonprofit based in Asheville, N.C., providing volunteer pilots and aerial education to enhance conservation efforts toward clean air and water, healthy forests...
Singer, songwriter and actress Schuyler Fisk grew up on a farm outside Charlottesville, Va. with her parents – actress Sissy Spacek and production designer Jack Fisk.

Hollywood to Home

Singer, songwriter and actress Schuyler Fisk grew up on a farm oustide Charlottesville, Va. with her parents – actress Sissy Spacek and production designer Jack Fisk. They chose to live away from the smog and stars of Los Angeles.
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